Extech Instruments CL500 User manual

Brand: Extech Instruments

Model: CL500

Category: Measuring, testing & control

Type: User manual

USERGUIDE

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FreeandTotalChlorineTester

PatentPending

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ModelCL500

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Introduction

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheCL500chlorinetester.TheCL500isarevolutionaryfirst

ofitskindmeasurementdevicethatmeasuresfreeandtotalChlorinefrom0.00to3.50ppm.

TheelectrodemethodemployedisapprovedbytheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)

asanacceptablemethodforwastewatercompliancemonitoringoftotalchlorine.Forthistype

ofelectrodemethod,areagenttabletmustbeaddedtothemeasurementsolutionbefore

testing.TheadvantagesoftheCL500fortheuserinclude:easytouseandmaintain,high

accuracy,self‐calibration,andfastresponse.Thismeterisshippedfullytestedand

calibrated

and,withproperuse,willprovideyearsofreliableservice.Pleasevisitourwebsite

(www.extech.com)tocheckforthelatestversionofthisUserGuide,ProductUpdates,and

CustomerSupport.

Applications

TheCL500canbeusedwhereverameasurementofthetotalchlorineinwaterasneeded.This

isalsoreferred to astotalresidualchlorine.Itmeasuresthetotalofallchlorinepresentinall

forms,includingdissolvedfreechlorine,chloramines,hypochlorousacid,andhypochloriteion.

Typical applications include Total Chlorine

 measurements of discharge water from water

treatment plants, public drinking water supplies and cooling towers, and free chlorine

measurements of the disinfectant properties in swimming pools and cooling water

applications.

MeterDescription

CL500FrontPanelDescription

1. TestBottleChamber

2. TestBottleChamberlatch

3. LCDdisplay

4. POWERbutton

5. HOLDbutton

6. REC‐MAX‐MINbutton

7. ZERObutton

8. TEST‐CALbutton

9. Testbottle

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GettingStarted

EquipmentRequired

Achlorinetestrequiresa10mlsamplebottle,reagentpowderfortestingFreeandTotal

chlorine,andtheCL500meter.

MeasurementProcedure

Calibrationconsiderations

1. Ensurethatthemeterhasbeencalibratedpriortouse.

2. Refertothecalibrationsectionforthisprocedure.

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Testsample“Zero”measurement

Note:Priortotesting,setthemetermodetoFREEorTOTALbasedonthedesiredtest

method.SeeModeSelection.

1. ThemetershouldbeintheOFFposition.

2. Placethetestsample,withouttheDPDpowderadded,intothesamplebottleuptothe

10mLline(minimum).Place

thecaponthebottleandtighten.

3. Cleananddrytheoutsideofthesamplebottletoensureacleansurface.

4. Openthecoverofthetestchamberandinsertthebottlecompletelyintothechamber.

5. Lineupthewhitemarkonthebottlewiththewhite

markofthetestchamber.

6. Closethecoverandlockitinplace.

7. Pressthe“POWER”buttontoturnthemeterON.Thedisplaywillshow‘Free’or‘Total’

for1secondandthen‘CAL0’.Themeterisnowreadyforthe“zero”test.

8. Pressthe“Zero”button,

thedisplaywillflash“tEST”andthen“0.00”ppm.TheZeroTest

isnowcomplete.Donotpowerdownthemeter.

MeasurementofTestSolution

1. Openthetestchamberandremovethetestbottle.

2. AddtherequiredDPDpowder(FreeorTotal)intothesampleandthenshakefor20

secondsuntilcombined.Placethecaponthebottleandtighten.

FortheFreeChlorinetest,usetheFreeChlorineDPDpowder

Forthe

TotalChlorinetest,usetheTotalChlorineDPDpowder

3. Cleananddrytheoutsideofthesamplebottletoensureacleansurface.

4. Wait2minutebeforeplacingthetestbottleintothemetertoallowtimeforthesolution

tomixthoroughly.

5. Openthecoverof

thetestchamberandinsertthebottlecompletelyintothechamber.

6. Lineupthewhitemarkonthebottlewiththewhitemarkofthetestchamber.

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7. Closethecoverandlockitinplace.

8. Pressthe“Test”button.Thedisplaywillflash“tEST”forabout10secondsandthenthe

resultswillappear.

Note:Cleanandrinsethetestbottlewithdistilledwateraftereachtest.

DataHOLD

PresstheHOLDbuttononcewhiletakingameasurementtofreezethevalueonthedisplay.

PressHOLDagaintoreleasethedataholdfunction.

DataRecord(MAX/MINReadings)

1. TheDatarecordfunctionrecordstheMAXandMinreadings.

2. Press"REC"buttononcetobeginDatarecording.TheLCDwilldisplaythe"REC"symbol.

3. ToviewtheMAXvaluewhileintherecordingmodepress"REC"once.Thedisplaywillshow

themaximumreadingand“RECMAX"

willshowontheLCDdisplay.

4. Press"REC"buttononceagainand"RECMIN"willdisplayontheLCDalongwiththe

minimumreading.

5. ToerasetheMaxvalueandcontinuerecording,whileintherecordmode,momentarily

pressthe“Rec”button.Thedisplaywillshow“RECMAX”.

Momentarilypressthe“HOLD”

button,thedisplaywillnowshow“REC”.TheMaxvaluehasbeenerased.

6. ToerasetheMinvalueandcontinuerecording,whileintherecordmode,momentarilypress

the“Rec”button.Thedisplaywillshow“RECMAX”.Pressthe“REC”buttononceagainand

nowthe

displaywillshow“RECMIN”.Momentarilypressthe“HOLD”button,thedisplaywill

nowshow“REC”.TheMinvaluehasbeenerased.

7. ToexitRecordmode,pressthe“REC”buttonfor3seconds.Thedisplaywillreturntothe

currentreading.

ModeSelection–FreeorTotal

1. ThemetershouldbepoweredOFF.

2. Pressthe"HOLD"and"REC"buttonssimultaneouslyandthenmomentarilypressthe

"Power"button.

3. Pressthe"TEST"buttontoselectthedesiredfunction(FreeorTotal)Chlorine.

4. Pressthe"REC"buttontoconfirmandsavetheselectionintomemory.

5. Momentarily

pressthe“Power”buttontoturnoffthemeter.

Auto‐PowerOFF

TheautopowerofffeatureautomaticallyswitchestheCL500OFF10minutesafterthelastkey

press.

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CalibrationProcedure

TheCL500canbecalibratedforFreeorTotalChlorinemeasurements.

Priortocalibration,settheMetertoeithertheFreeorTotalmodeandusethecorrect1.0ppm

solutionbottleforcalibratingFreeorTotalChlorine..

CalibrationProcedure

1. Pressthe“Power”buttontoturnthemeterON.ThedisplaywillshowFreeorTotalandthen

“CAL0”.

2. CleanthesidesoftheZeroChlorinesolutionbottle.

3. Insertitintothetestingchamberandlineupthewhitemarkonthebottlewiththewhite

mark

inthechamber.andclosethecoverandlatchit.

4. Pressthe“Zero”button,thedisplaywillflash “tEST”forabout10secondsandwillthen

show“0.00”.ppm.

5. PressandholdtheCALbuttonuntil“CAL”appearsonthedisplay.ReleasetheCALbutton.

6. MomentarilyPress

the"CAL"buttonandthedisplaythenshowthefollowing:

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7. The meterisnowreadyfor"zerochlorine"calibration.

8. MomentarilyPressthe“CAL"button.TheLCDwillflash“CAL”for10secondsandwillthen

showthefollowingdisplay:

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9. TheLCDwillthendisplay:

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10. ZeroChlorinecalibrationisnowcomplete.Themeterisnowreadyforthe1.00ppmTest

solutioncalibration.

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0.00

CAL ppm

CAL

0.00 ppm

1.00

CAL ppm

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11. Cleanthesidesofthe1.00‐ppmChlorinestandard(FreeorTotal)solutionbottleand

insertitintothetestingchamber.

12. Lineupthewhitemarkonthebottlewiththewhitemarkinthechamber,close,and

latchthecover.

13. MomentarilyPressthe"CAL"button;thedisplay

willflash“CAL”andthenshowthe

following:

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14. WhencalibrationiscompletetheLCDwillreturntothenormaloperatingmodeand

measurethetestsolution.Thedisplayshould show1.00ppm.

15. Themeterisnowreadytomeasuretestsolutions.

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CAL

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Maintenance

LowBatteryIndication

Whenthebatteriesbecomeweakthe“ ”iconwillappearinthedisplay.Refertothebattery

replacementinformationbelow.

BatteryReplacement

1. Onthebackofthemeter,removethe2screwsholdingthebatterycoverinplace.

2. Replacethesix(6)AAAbatteries,observingpolarity.

3. Replacethebatterycompartmentcover

BatterySafetyReminders

1. Neverdisposeofbatteriesinafire.Batteriesmayexplodeorleak.

2. Nevermixbatterytypes.Alwaysinstallnewbatteriesofthesametype.

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Neverdisposeofusedbatteriesorrechargeablebatteriesinhouseholdwaste.

Asconsumers,usersarelegallyrequiredtotakeusedbatteriestoappropriate

collectionsites,

theretailstorewherethebatterieswerepurchased,orwherever

batteriesaresold.

Disposal:Donotdisposeofthisinstrumentinhouseholdwaste.Theuseris

obligatedtotakeend‐of‐lifedevicestoadesignatedcollectionpointforthe

disposalofelectricalandelectronicequipment.

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Electrodeconsiderations

TheCL500ChlorineElectrodearrivesinafactory‐cleanedconditionandisreadytobeused.The

electrodewillperformbestandyieldmorestablereadingsafterthefirstfewtests.

CleaningtheMeter

Occasionallywipethemeterhousingwithadampcloth.Donotuseabrasivesorsolvents.

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Specifications

Display LCDsize:1.6x1.3”(41mmx34mm)

Operatingconditions 0to50°C(32to122°F)and<80%RH

Chlorinerange 0.00to3.50ppm(TotalChlorine)

 0.00to3.50ppm(FreeChlorine)

Resolution 0.01



ppm

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Accuracy 0.02[email protected]ppm

LightSource LED,525nm

LightDetector PhotoDiode

ResponseTime Lessthan10seconds

SampleVolume 10mLminimum

SampleTime Approximately1second

Power Six1.5Vbatteries

PowerConsumption Stand‐ByMode:approx.4mADC

 TestingMode:approx.12mADC

Dimensions 155x76x62mm

(6.1x3.0x2.4”);320g(0.70lbs.)

AutoPowerOFF AutomaticallyswitchesOFF10minutesafterthelastkeypress

Method ThemeasuringmethodisanadaptationoftheUSEPAmethod330.5

andstandardmethod4500‐ClG

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Extech Instruments CL500 User manual

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Model: CL500

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